scoutfinch
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- May 6, 2005
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Hi Everyone! I haven't posted much but decided to share the happy story of my 3.19, J-K, VS2 OMC. This was my cherished ring that my husband had given me 12 years ago for my birthday. I'll post a few pictures of it in its original platinum teacup style setting.
Earlier this summer while babysitting my three little granddaughters, I was shocked to discover that my OMC had fallen out of the setting! We looked and looked all through the house and out in the yard ( in the summer storms!) but no diamond. Sadly, I started considering my options as far as replacing it. I reached out to Erica at LAD and talked to our insurance company. Then, miraculously, two days later I got a cute text photo of our 7 year old granddaughter holding my diamond!! ( She collects rocks and had remembered exactly where and when she had last seen the diamond on my finger!) She had taken a flashlight and run around the house searching and found it in the laundry room! We were all just so amazed and thankful! Funny aside, when I went to their house to pick it up she was running around with the loose diamond and I was just so glad the 3 year old hadn't snatched it and thrown it in the yard!!
So since this is the second time one of the prongs on the original deco setting has broken, I decided to ask Caysie at CvB to design a new setting. I have so enjoyed working with her! Her 8 prong Abby was my original inspiration. I wanted it set low like a fat little crown similar to some Victorian era settings I've seen. We looked at lots of simple Victorian and Edwardian period settings and after much communication, settled on her modified Abby, with a larger donut and low, diamond pave shoulders, platinum head and yellow gold grooved shank. I really wanted Caysie to guide the process because I absolutely love her design sense and point of view. I'll try to post CAD phot
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Earlier this summer while babysitting my three little granddaughters, I was shocked to discover that my OMC had fallen out of the setting! We looked and looked all through the house and out in the yard ( in the summer storms!) but no diamond. Sadly, I started considering my options as far as replacing it. I reached out to Erica at LAD and talked to our insurance company. Then, miraculously, two days later I got a cute text photo of our 7 year old granddaughter holding my diamond!! ( She collects rocks and had remembered exactly where and when she had last seen the diamond on my finger!) She had taken a flashlight and run around the house searching and found it in the laundry room! We were all just so amazed and thankful! Funny aside, when I went to their house to pick it up she was running around with the loose diamond and I was just so glad the 3 year old hadn't snatched it and thrown it in the yard!!
So since this is the second time one of the prongs on the original deco setting has broken, I decided to ask Caysie at CvB to design a new setting. I have so enjoyed working with her! Her 8 prong Abby was my original inspiration. I wanted it set low like a fat little crown similar to some Victorian era settings I've seen. We looked at lots of simple Victorian and Edwardian period settings and after much communication, settled on her modified Abby, with a larger donut and low, diamond pave shoulders, platinum head and yellow gold grooved shank. I really wanted Caysie to guide the process because I absolutely love her design sense and point of view. I'll try to post CAD phot
.
Look forward to more happy endings.
It is such a beautiful OMC, so glad your granddaughter found it and that it's found its way to Caysie to set. (and yes, definitely EIGHT prongs for such a big beautiful rock!) 
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